Spectral nuances: Exploring approaches for inclusive, multi-species lighting design
Welcome to Ute Besenecker's docent lecture at the admission as Docent in the subject architecture with specialisation in lighting design.
The presentation is organised by the School of Architecture and the Built Environment and the Department of Architecture. The presentation is held in English.
Time: Wed 2024-03-13 15.30 - 17.00
Location: Room A124, Osquars Backe 5, KTH Campus; and Zoom
Video link: To be provided
Language: English
Participating: Ute Besenecker, Associate Professor
Lecture summary:
Digital lighting technologies transcend the capabilities of prior illumination techniques by offering greater flexibility and customizability when supplementing daylighting in architectural and urban spaces. These technological advancements present both opportunities and challenges; former lighting measures and techniques, refined over centuries based on pre-LED light sources, fail to adequately characterize and guide the use of these new, prevalent luminous sources.
The lecture is structured into three sections, introducing and summarizing research with the overarching question: How can we harness the intrinsic properties of these new technologies to facilitate and inspire the creative, subtle, and responsible integration of various shades of light and dark into our living and working environments?
The first part of the lecture provides a foundational overview of light/observer/material interactions, introducing motivations for a nuanced use of light/dark shades as design strategy. The second part presents concrete examples of current research projects and experimental installations (testbeds) that explore the spatial and temporal tuning of lighting qualities through techniques such as spectral mixing and blending of light/dark compositions. The talk closes with a reflection on the collaborative endeavors necessary to explore and harness the potential of these technologies in enhancing the luminous and spectral qualities of the built environment, fostering sustainable, inclusive, nuanced light/dark designs that cater to diverse human and ecological needs.
